If you're planning an eco-friendly home, you may want to look into the potential of designing a home that nestles into the landscape rather than sticking up like a more conventionally constructed home. If your home is nested within the earth, it can reap benefits, such as easier stormwater management and using the earth for heating and cooling.
In addition, such a home presents a unique aesthetic and gives you several green-living advantages (such as reducing the energy used on your HVAC).
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While maintaining a home is often a top priority for a homeowner, new roofing can sometimes be put on the back burner of their list of obligations. The reasons for this vary but can be due to a lack of understanding when it comes to roof maintenance or knowing when it is time to replace one's roof as well as worries relating to cost. The installation of a new roof can become pricey.
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Consulting with a bathroom remodeling contractor is loads of fun. While you're probably excited to see how nice you can make the bathroom look, don't lose track of the opportunities to do practical work, too. Here are 5 you should focus on.
Energy Efficiency
Bathrooms consume a lot in the way of utilities. Water consumption is an obvious issue, and low-flow systems for toilets, showerheads, and faucets each make a major difference.
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You might be aware that prep work has to be done before many construction jobs can begin. This is also true for a siding installation. If you're curious about the prep work that your construction crew might have to take on before installing the new siding on your home, take a look at this list. Although projects do vary, these are typically some of the main steps that have to be taken before new siding can be installed on just about any home.
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If you're a homeowner in a region of the country that sometimes has droughts and water restrictions, you may be interested in ways to save water both indoors and out. If your landscaping isn't getting watered by the rain, you'll have to water the plants yourself to keep them alive; and that can take a lot of water.
In some cases, you can reduce water use by choosing drought-tolerant plants, but even with these types of plants, you can save even more water by strategically using landscaping materials such as mulch to help reduce evaporation.
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